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The Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
Weather Factors
Bad Weather
Weather Map Symbols
Climate
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What is the water on Earth called?
The hydrosphere
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What is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere?
Humidity
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What is the boundary between two different air masses?
A front
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What does a blue line with triangles on it represent?
A cold front
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What is the characteristic weather conditions in a place over many years?
The climate
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Name the three states in which water exists.
Liquid, solid and gas
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What tool is used to measure air pressure?
A barometer
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What happens when air masses move from one area to another?
The weather of that area changes.
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How does one know which direction a front is moving?
The semi circles or triangles will point in that direction.
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What climate zone is the U.S. in?
Temperate
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What is Transpiration?
The evaporation of water from the tiny holes in the leaves of plants.
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Name two weather factors that affect air pressure.
Temperature and altitude
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When does a stationary front occur?
When cold or warm fronts meet and neither is able to move the other.
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How is a warm front represented?
A red line with semi circles.
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What five factors affect climate?
Altitude, latitude, distances from bodies of water, water currents and prevailing winds
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What happens to precipitation that does not become groundwater?
It flows as surface runoff and joins bodies of water.
400
What is a jet stream?
A strong narrow band of high speed winds that usually blow from the west to the east and at very high altitudes.
400
Describe thunderstorms.
Storms with lightning, thunder, and heavy rains
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What do you call curved lines on weather map that join areas with the same air pressure?
Isobars
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How do mountain ranges affect precipitation?
The mountain range causes one side of the mountain to have a wet climate and the other side to have a dry climate.
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Why is the ocean an important part of the water cycle?
The ocean contains most of the Earth's surface water and is connected to all other bodies of water.
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What is wind a result of?
Differences in air pressure
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List four items needed in an emergency supply kit.
Water for 3 days, food that won't spoil and a first aid kit.
500
What are isotherms?
Curved lines on a weather map that connect areas with the same air temperature.
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How does the Gulf Stream affect the climate of the eastern coast of the U.S.?
It warms the winds that blow over it which warm the coastal regions.